†Sycosaurus Haughton 1924 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Synonyms: Cephalicustriodus Parrington 1974, Tetraodon Broili and Schröder 1936, Tetraodontonius Kuhn 1961
Parent taxon: Rubidgeinae according to C. F. Kammerer 2016
See also Carroll 1988, Kuhn 1961, Kuhn 1964, Parrington 1974 and Sigogneau-Russell 1989
Sister taxa: Aelurognathus, Aelurognathus nyasaensis, Leogorgon, Rubidgeini, Ruhuhucerberus, Smilesaurus
Subtaxa: Sycosaurus laticeps Sycosaurus nowaki
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (1 collection), Tanzania (4)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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